Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101565.015 - Employee reaches into bender and arm is crushed

Accident Summary Nr: 101565.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 12/08/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1283662.015	12/18/2017		238160	Academy Roofing, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on December 8, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a roofing company, was operating a turbobender bending machine. He reached into the bender to retrieve a piece of metal, and his foot inadvertently pressed down on the foot pedal and activated the machine. Employee #1's right arm was crushed. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for the crushing injury and compartment syndrome.

Keywords: Arm, Bending Machine, Caught In, Crushed, Foot Control, Foot-Powered Press, Fracture, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Press

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1283662.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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